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ケーキを作るときには、卵、バター、砂糖を使わなければいけない。

Sentence Analyzer

ケーキ 作る ときに ばたー 砂糖 使わなければいけない

English Translation

In making a cake, you must use eggs, butter and sugar.

Furigana

ケーキを(つく)るときには、(たまご)、バター、砂糖(さとう)使(つか)わなければいけない。

Romanji

Ke-ki o tsukuru tokini wa, tamago, bata-, satō o tsukawanakerebaikenai.

Words

ケーキ (ケーキ)
cake
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(たまご)
eggs; egg; spawn; roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin; infancy
バター (バター)
butter
砂糖 (さとう)
sugar
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

Kanji

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ラン、 たまご
Meanings: egg, ovum, spawn, roe
Readings: サ、 シャ、 すな
Meaning: sand
Reading: トウ
Meaning: sugar
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause